Nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review of challenges and responses

S Giri, LM Chenn, R Romero-Ortuno - European Geriatric Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Introduction COVID-19 has caused unprecedented challenges in nursing homes. In this
scoping review, we aimed to describe factors that contributed to the spread and mortality of …

Epidemiology and clinical features of COVID-19 outbreaks in aged care facilities: A systematic review and meta-analysis

MR Hashan, N Smoll, C King… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background COVID-19 outbreaks in aged care facilities (ACFs) often have devastating
consequences. However, epidemiologically these outbreaks are not well defined. We aimed …

Comparative performance of private equity–owned US nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic

RT Braun, H Yun, LP Casalino, Z Myslinski… - JAMA network …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance It is not known whether nursing homes with private equity (PE) ownership have
performed better or worse than other nursing homes during the coronavirus disease 2019 …

[HTML][HTML] Can technological advancements help to alleviate COVID-19 pandemic? a review

MJ Thomas, V Lal, AK Baby, MR Vp, A James… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing, and the innovative and efficient contributions of the
emerging modern technologies to the pandemic responses are too early and cannot be …

[PDF][PDF] Safe visiting at care homes during COVID-19: a review of international guidelines and emerging practices during the COVID-19 pandemic

LF Low, K Hinsliff-Smith, S Sinha, N Stall… - … . org, International Long …, 2021 - ltccovid.org
• Safe visiting practices include: conducting outdoor visits where possible, indoor visits
should be in well ventilated separate areas, infection control procedures should be followed …

Social distancing and isolation strategies to prevent and control the transmission of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in care homes for older people: an …

S Sims, R Harris, S Hussein, AM Rafferty… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Older people living in care homes are at high risk of poor health outcomes and mortality if
they contract COVID-19 or other infectious diseases. Measures used to protect residents …

[HTML][HTML] Protecting nursing homes and long-term care facilities from COVID-19: a rapid review of international evidence

SH Dykgraaf, S Matenge, J Desborough… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the extreme vulnerability of older
people and other individuals who reside in long-term care, creating an urgent need for …

There and back again: the shape of telemedicine in US nursing homes following COVID-19

JH Ford, SA Jolles, D Heller, M Langenstroer, C Crnich - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Telemedicine use in nursing homes (NHs) expanded during the COVID-19
pandemic. The objectives of this study were to characterize plans to continue telemedicine …

“It's Not a Sprint, It's a Marathon”: Stages of Managing a Nursing Home Throughout the Pandemic

A Meehan, EA Gadbois, JF Brazier, C Madrigal… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives To qualitatively examine the impact of COVID-19 on nursing homes over the
course of the pandemic from the perspective of nursing home administrators. Design In …

Nursing homes and COVID-19: A crisis on top of a crisis

BE McGarry, DC Grabowski - The ANNALS of the American …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a staggering number of deaths and a great deal of
suffering in US nursing homes. The spread of the virus across the country introduced a new …